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1 Scotland A land of mountains, lochs and legends.

2 Scotland is a country with an intense and living national tradition of a kind only too rare in the modern world.

3 Many Scottish names begin with «Mac» or «Mc» , which means «son of»
Many Scottish names begin with «Mac» or «Mc» , which means «son of».So the name «McDonald» means «son of Donald».

4 Each clan or family name has its own tartan
Each clan or family name has its own tartan. The tartan is a checked cloth used to make the kilt, Scotland`s national costume. Most people only wear their tartans for special occasions, like weddings and Burns 'Night

5 Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) a Scottish poet
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) a Scottish poet. He is regarded as Scotland`s national poet and his poems and songs, such as*Tam o`Shanter and *Auld Lang Syne, are popular even among people who normally read little poetry.

6 Scotland`s national instrument Is the bagpipes(or pipes).

7 Hundreds of years ago several Scottish clans started the Highland Games. Some of the sports are international:running, high jumping, long jumping.

8 Other events are typically Scottish : tossing the caber, throwing the hammer, putting the stone, bagpipes and dancing traditional Highland dances.

9 Every August and September the Edinburg military tattoo takes place.

10 For 90 minutes 600 people perform under flood lights.

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12 Character. People say that Scotsmen work hard: many good doctor, engineers, writers ,inventors come from Scotland.

13 Alexander Bell -the telephone

14 Alexander Fleming-the penicillin

15 Charles Macintosh- the raincoat.

16 R.L.Stevenson, A.C.Doyle,A.Cronin, W.Scott-writers.

17 Symbols of Scotland. Kilt Haggis Tartan Thistle Heather

18 Golosova Dasha 6 `A`


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